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N.C. Hospital Administrators Talk Innovations to Create Healthier Rural Communities
A panel of hospital executives exchanged ideas on how to serve their patients better by leveraging advantages found in rural communities of North Carolina.
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‘Nothing’s Predictable’: Extreme Weather is Ruining Farmers’ Crops and Finances
Natural disasters hit farmers with a $22 billion bill last year. Only half of that was covered by insurance.
Philanthropists Invest in Rural Workforce Training Programs
A partnership with Oregon STEM and its Spark Oregon earn-and-learn initiative helped pay for KEITH Manufacturing to employ four local high school interns for the summer.
Why Do Older, White, Rural Residents Have Slower Broadband Speeds?
People of color in rural areas frequently have less access to services than white residents do. But a previous study showed that’s not true with broadband speeds. The explanation isn’t easy to come by.
Expanding Medicaid to Help Rural Hospitals a Priority for Kansas Governor
At stake is health of rural communities, as well as that of their economies often reliant on hospitals remaining open and prosperous.
Video: In This Small Town, Volleyball Gets the Crowd Roaring
For these high schoolers in rural Colorado, volleyball builds friendships as much as it builds tension on the court.
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Q&A: How Does Geography Play a Part in Rural Identity and Politics?
Rural people have often been ascribed with a resentment toward nonrural communities that bleeds into rural identity and politics. Political scientist Kal Munis explains why this is the case.
Rural Voters Shift Toward Democrat in Kentucky Governor’s Race
Incumbent Andy Beshear won reelection and gained ground with rural voters in a state that went for Donald Trump by 25 points in 2020.
Rural Voters Swing More than 20 Points from Trump in 2020 to Abortion Rights in 2023
Donald Trump won Ohio by 8 points, but Republicans failed to block an abortion-rights amendment to the state constitution. Rural voters were among the groups with the largest shift from 2020.
Rural Health Care Figures Prominently in 2023’s Limited Political Races
The importance of health care in campaigns this year could mean a broader debate in 2024, when the nation will vote for a much larger range of federal and state offices.
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